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10:45 AM ET, February 25, 2015

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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Waino cautiously optimistic about injury  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • Cardinals righthander Adam Wainwright, who will be examined Thursday in St. Louis for lower abdominal soreness, said Wednesday in camp he didn't think his injury was serious but didn't want to speculate too much.
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USA Today:
Adam Wainwright returns to St. Louis with abdominal pain  —  Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright left camp Tuesday to return to St. Louis after abdominal pain prompted him to get examined by a specialist.  —  The Cardinals expect to get test results back on Wednesday to determine how many days he will miss, the St. Louis Dispatch reported.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright experiences abdominal soreness, will be examined in St. Louis
Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Cards ace to be examined Thursday; GM Mozeliak ‘not overly concerned’
Discussion: BBST
Howard Megdal / USA Today:
Young arms give Mets fans hope after six years of woe  —  Putting all of your chips on young pitching might not be the safest bet.  —  Then again, we're talking about the New York Mets.  Ownership's bet on Bernie Madoff is why they don't have enough chips to bet on much of anything these days.
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
David Murphy / Philly.com:
Logic in Phillies passing on Yoan Moncada, right or wrong  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. - I am going to double back on something I wrote yesterday, and because there are still 37 days left in spring training, I'm not going to feel bad about it.  —  Words will be written on other topics.
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Baseball executives weigh in on Cuban infielder signing with Red Sox
Steven Marcus / Newsday:
Hank Aaron is rooting for Alex Rodriguez … DATA  —  A-Rod's career home runs
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
After Taveras tragedy, Cards working on education program  —  JUPITER, Fla.  • While Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said he still was formulating the organization's comprehensive approach, he did outline some of the issues he and manager Mike Matheny will touch on Wednesday …
Discussion: HardballTalk
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Holmberg takes steps to move forward with Reds  —  9/25/14: David Holmberg strikes out a pair and allows two runs over six strong innings to lead the Reds to a 5-3 win over the Brewers  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Lefty pitcher David Holmberg's career with the Reds clearly got off on the wrong foot last season, beginning at Spring Training.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Iglesias taking aim at spot in Reds' rotation
Discussion: Red Reporter and Redleg Nation
Stephen J. Nesbitt / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
New Pirate Corey Hart looks for better health and big comeback  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — Corey Hart would like to hit the ground running with the Pirates, but two things are slowing him down.  There's the surgically repaired left knee and the surgically repaired right knee.
Discussion: HardballTalk and CBSSports.com
Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
Why Ichiro is glad to be a Marlin — and away from Joe Girardi  —  Ichiro Suzuki and Yankees manager Joe Girardi (inset)  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Ichiro Suzuki is a proud man.  At the age of 41, he is looking for a fresh start with a young, exciting team.  —  Don't count the old man out.
Discussion: NBCSports.com
Mike Bauman / MLB.com:
Donaldson already proving great fit with Blue Jays  —  Josh Donaldson hit a career-high 29 home runs with 98 RBIs in 2014 and will join a dynamic lineup in a hitters' paradise in Toronto for 2015  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Toronto Blue Jays are extremely happy to have Josh Donaldson in their lineup.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
MLB explains pace-of-game rules  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. — Major League Baseball began briefing its 30 teams this week on its new pace-of-game rules, and clubs are learning that the ramifications will have an impact in a variety of areas, including midinning pitching changes and new ways for managers to signal for replay reviews.
Discussion: HardballTalk
Ryan M. Rodenberg / VICE Sports:
Brain Doping, Baseball, and a Supreme Court Justice's Crystal Ball  —  Forget steroids.  About 10 percent of Major League Baseball players are allowed to use cognitive-enhancing drugs—that is, brain boosters.  Specifically, players are permitted to take Adderall, a prescription stimulant used …
Discussion: MLB.com
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Chamberlain returns to Tigers' bullpen on one-year deal  —  8/10/14: With the bases loaded, Joba Chamberlain strikes out Juan Francisco to end the 9th inning and send the game to extras  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — On the day the Tigers began full-squad workouts, they saw a familiar, unexpected face sneak in to help fill out their bullpen.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and BBST
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' Chamberlain returns for ‘unfinished business’
Discussion: MLive.com and MLB Daily Dish
 
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